scholarly journals Asymmetry of Free Circulations in Closed Ocean Gyres

2008 ◽  
Vol 38 (2) ◽  
pp. 517-526 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. H. LaCasce ◽  
O. A. Nøst ◽  
P. E. Isachsen
Keyword(s):  
Shallow Water ◽  
Shallow Water Equations ◽  
Cyclonic Circulation ◽  
Wind Forcing ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Steady Flows ◽  
Anticyclonic Circulation ◽  
Ocean Gyres ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Small Scale Structures

Abstract Steady flows in regions of closed geostrophic contours, such as in ocean basins or over seamounts, are examined by calculating solutions to the nonlinear quasigeostrophic and shallow-water equations with topography. For oceanically realistic choices of parameters, the solutions are asymmetric in that those with cyclonic circulation resemble the topography while those with anticyclonic circulation exhibit small-scale structure and cross-isobath flow. These small-scale structures reflect topographic wave modes, which are stationary with the anticyclonic circulation. The implication of the asymmetry is that random wind forcing is much more likely to excite persistent cyclonic than anticyclonic flow. This may explain why the circulation in the Norwegian and Greenland Gyres is most often cyclonic.

Exploring Coronal Structures with SOHO

2000 ◽  
Vol 179 ◽  
pp. 403-406
Author(s):  
M. Karovska ◽  
B. Wood ◽  
J. Chen ◽  
J. Cook ◽  
R. Howard
Keyword(s):  
Solar Corona ◽  
Image Enhancement ◽  
Coronal Mass Ejections ◽  
Dynamical Evolution ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Low Contrast ◽  
Contrast Structures ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Small Scale Structures ◽  
Coronal Structures

AbstractWe applied advanced image enhancement techniques to explore in detail the characteristics of the small-scale structures and/or the low contrast structures in several Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) observed by SOHO. We highlight here the results from our studies of the morphology and dynamical evolution of CME structures in the solar corona using two instruments on board SOHO: LASCO and EIT.

scholarly journals Observational aspects of prominence oscillations

2007 ◽  
Vol 3 (S247) ◽  
pp. 152-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oddbjørn Engvold
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Structure ◽  
Numerical Models ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Solar Prominences ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Oscillations And Waves ◽  
Available Information ◽  
Small Scale Structures

AbstractSeismology has become a powerful tool in studies of the magnetic structure of solar prominences and filaments. Reversely, analytical and numerical models are guided by available information about the spatial and thermodynamical structure of these enigmatic structures. The present invited paper reviews recent observational results on oscillations and waves as well as details about small-scale structures and dynamics of prominences and filaments.

scholarly journals Detailed maps of interstellar clouds in front of ω Centauri: small-scale structures in the Galactic disc-halo interface

2009 ◽  
Vol 399 (1) ◽  
pp. 195-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacco Th. van Loon ◽  
Keith T. Smith ◽  
Iain McDonald ◽  
Peter J. Sarre ◽  
Stephen J. Fossey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Small Scale ◽  
Galactic Disc ◽  
Interstellar Clouds ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Small Scale Structures

scholarly journals Stationary magnetospheric convection on November 24, 1981. 2. Small-scale structures in the dayside cusp/cleft

1999 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 375 ◽  
Author(s):  
Y. I. Galperin ◽  
J. M. Bosqued ◽  
R. A. Kovrazhkin ◽  
A. G. Yahnin
Keyword(s):  
Small Scale ◽  
Magnetospheric Convection ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Small Scale Structures

scholarly journals GAMMA RAYS FROM SMALL SCALE STRUCTURES ON LONG COSMIC STRINGS

1993 ◽  
Vol 02 (02) ◽  
pp. 183-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. MOHAZZAB ◽  
R. BRANDENBERGER
Keyword(s):  
Gamma Rays ◽  
Gamma Ray ◽  
Cosmic Strings ◽  
Unit Length ◽  
Formation Rate ◽  
Long Strings ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Cusp Formation ◽  
Small Scale Structures

The formation of cusps on long cosmic strings is discussed and the probability of cusp formation is estimated. The energy distribution of the gamma-ray background due to cusp annihilation on long strings is calculated and compared to observations. Under optimistic assumptions about the cusp formation rate, we find that strings with a mass per unit length μ less than Gμ=10−14 will have an observable effect. However, it is shown that the gamma-ray bursters cannot be attributed to long ordinary strings (or loops).

Impact of small-scale structures on estuarine circulation

2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (4-5) ◽  
pp. 509-533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Liu ◽  
Yinglong J. Zhang ◽  
Harry V. Wang ◽  
Hai Huang ◽  
Zhengui Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Estuarine Circulation ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Scale Structures ◽  
Small Scale Structures
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